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A Guide to Restraining Orders

From Barrier to Benefit: Overcoming Challenges of Creating Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelters
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From Barrier to Benefit: Overcoming Challenges of Creating Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelters

What Every Advocate Needs to Know About Strangulation
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What Every Advocate Needs to Know About Strangulation

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How Police Are Trained to Respond to Domestic Violence

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How to Prove Nonphysical Abuse in Court

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3 Steps to Break the Domestic Violence Cycle in Kids' Lives
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3 Steps to Break the Domestic Violence Cycle in Kids' Lives

Can He Rape Me if We're Married?
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Can He Rape Me if We're Married?

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About DomesticShelters.org

Full Humanity: Centering Intersectionality in All DV Services
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Full Humanity: Centering Intersectionality in All DV Services

WEBINAR: Understanding Women Who Unsilence Domestic Non-State Torture-Trafficking Victimizations
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WEBINAR: Understanding Women Who Unsilence Domestic Non-State Torture-Trafficking Victimizations

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2023 Purple Ribbon Nominations Now Open!

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Purple Ribbon Awards Grant Winner: Muslimat Al Nisaa Shelter

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You are safe here.

Menstruation is an experience shared by
generations of women across the globe.
Sadly, abuse is another commonly shared experience between women.

Be it physical or psychological, abuse is not OK in any form.
Period.

You are not alone.
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